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68 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

Refused Exeter 26/0178/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

House in Multiple Occupation for six residents (C4 Use Class) (Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use)

As published by the council, reference 26/0178/LED

Application record

Reference
26/0178/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was not lawful use
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Decided
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Duryard And St James
Postcode
EX4 6AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exeter register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/1584/LBC Refused

    68 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    Retention of ground floor rear extension, replacement materials on roof, replacement materials and windows on dormers at front and rear, replacement rooflight at rear, installation of walls on ground and first floors, replacement doors to bedrooms and installation of fire alarm system

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Received by Exeter

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Was not lawful use

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Exeter Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

30 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exeter refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 68 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    25/1584/LBC Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Retention of ground floor rear extension, replacement materials on roof, replacement materials and windows on dormers at front and rear, replacement rooflight at rear, installation of walls on ground and first floors, replacement doors to bedrooms and installation of fire alarm system

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer +2 17 docs

  • 3 King William Street Exeter Devon EX4 6PD

    22/1560/FUL Submitted 8 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Change of use from Public Toilet (Sui Generis) to Offices (Class E (C) (iii), including associated alterations.

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

  • 82 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    26/0253/LBC Submitted 20 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Proposed placement of vented chimney cowls to the side elevation chimney stack

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 22 docs

  • 78 Longbrook Street Exeter Devon EX4 6AP

    19/1549/CAT Submitted 6 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    T1 - Holly tree. Fell

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Flat 1 78 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AP

    24/0430/CAT Submitted 17 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    T1 - Ornamental Cherry - Remove the decayed stem near the base of the tree (positioned slightly westwards of the main stem, and producing lower branches only). Reduce the remaining crown (height and lateral branches) by 30%.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 54 Longbrook Street Exeter EX4 6AH

    26/0025/FUL Submitted 7 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Reconstruction of two storey rear wing including replacement walls, floors and roof and steps and railings to the main entrance door to enhance standards of public accessibility

    Granted Full applications 26 docs

In Exeter

  • 26/1478/LPD Awaiting decision

    17 Southbrook Road Exeter EX2 6JA

    Loft conversion to include hip to gable and rear dormer.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1135/LED Granted

    25 East John Walk Exeter EX1 2EP

    House in multiple occupation for four people (C4 use) (Certificate of lawfulness of existing use)

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1225/LPD Granted

    Marcus House, Julius House And Augustus House, New North Road Exeter EX4 4HL

    Replacement external materials including spandrel panels, metal cladding, render and brickwork and insertion of cavity barriers

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1218/LPD Granted

    7 Jennifer Close Exeter EX2 4RB

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed demolition of ground floor rear extension and construction of a single storey pitched roof side extension.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/1222/LPD Granted

    53 Argyll Road Exeter EX4 4RX

    Proposed roof conversion and replacement of upper part (superstructure) of an existing rear extension

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Lawful development